A brief history of Chinese fiction by Xun Lu(
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)314
editions published
between
1925
and
2015
in
6
languages
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1,645 WorldCat member
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worldwide
This classic treatise on Chinese literature was originally published in English in 1959. Its author is Lu Xun (1881--1936),
one of the most critically and culturally significant literary figures in 20th century China, and a figurehead of China's
New Culture movement. This book originated from Lu Xun's own lectures on the historical development of Chinese fiction from
early myths and legends to the finely-honed epic novels of 18th and 19th century China. This remarkable book is therefore
one of the first systematic studies of the history of Chinese fiction by a Chinese writer. A core text on Chinese literature,
it still commands great influence among Chinese and Western scholars even today

The true story of Ah Q by Xun Lu(
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)409
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1900
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2016
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14
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1,621 WorldCat member
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Fortælling fra det gamle Kina

The complete stories of Lu Xun by Xun Lu(
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)360
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1918
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2016
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958 WorldCat member
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One major theme in the stories in this collection is that habits of mind (psychology or "spirit") need to be examined; improvements
in material conditions and institutions, while important, are not sufficient by themselves to renew China. See in particular
A Madman's Diary and The True Story of Ah Q.Lu Xun employed point of view in his stories in a way that was novel at the time
for Chinese literature, helping readers consider new possibilities about the true nature of the reality around them.A second
major theme in the stories is the problem of how members of the intellectual class are to live their lives. It is a theme
in many stories, including Kong Yiji, My Old Home, In the Wine Shop, Regret for the Past, and others.A third major theme in
the stories is commentary on traditional customs and institutions. The stories look at the specific dysfunctions of particular
customs and institutions, and also at the general result in which people are discarded. It is a theme in many stories, especially
Kong Yiji and The New Year Sacrifice

Wandering by Xun Lu(
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)248
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1925
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2016
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7
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726 WorldCat member
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Lu Xun was the pen name of Zhou Shuren is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Considered by many to be the
founder of modern Chinese literature, he wrote in baihua (the vernacular) as well as classical Chinese. Lu Xun was a short
story writer, editor, translator, critic, essayist and poet. In the 1930s he became the titular head of the Chinese League
of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai. Lu Xun's works exerted a very substantial influence after the May Fourth Movement to such
a point that he was lionized by the Communist regime after 1949. Mao Zedong himself was a lifelong admirer of Lu Xun's works.
Though sympathetic to the ideals of the Left, Lu Xun never actually joined the Chinese Communist Party. Lu Xun's works are
known to English readers through numerous translations, especially Selected Stories of Lu Hsun translated by Yang Hsien-yi
and Gladys Yang

Selected stories of Lu Hsun by Xun Lu(
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)76
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1945
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2016
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4
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A madman's diary -- Gong Yiji -- Medicine -- Tomorrow -- An incident -- Storm in a teacup -- My old home -- The true story
of Ah Q -- Village opera -- The New Year's sacrifice -- In the wine shop -- A happy family -- Soap -- The misanthrope -- Regret
for the past -- The divorce -- The flight to the moon -- Forging the swords